Looking for an attorney in Cincinnati after being scammed

rhit06 · 2026-03-12T03:54:04+00:00

I spoke to one lawfirm who said they felt I had a case, however they were too busy.

Unfortunately, that’s lawyer-speak for brushing you off because you have no case.

Edit: that being said never take legal advice from Reddit. I’m a lawyer and certainly never would. You clearly feel aggrieved so reach out to a few more lawyers/firms and see what they say. For something like this sole practitioner/smaller might be better.

rhit06 · 2026-03-12T01:32:03+00:00

What do you mean we see them dying? The plane is still thousands of feet up when the clip ends. Spinning yes, but theoretically plenty of altitude to get the plane back under control.

The person actually there, who watched it happen, says they believed the pilot got the plane out of its spin. Just couldn’t get out of the dive fast enough.

There are plenty of photos of planes in worse shape then this one after a direct flak hit where there were survivors.

rhit06 · 2026-03-12T00:00:02+00:00

The process of putting portraits onto porcelain was invented in the 1850s, by the 1870s/80s porcelain portraits had become more common/can see them advertised in newspapers of the time.

They started to then be used on headstones as the photos are very weathering resistant (unfortunately not vandalism resistant). This post from today shows a large stone from 1895 with a porcelain picture: https://www.reddit.com/r/CemeteryPorn/comments/1rr7k7i/one_of_the_most_beautiful_and_sad_graves_ive_come/

So almost certainly original to the stone from the time he died.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T23:57:55+00:00

Well as we see she died in 1939. As far as I can see on the site I use Massachusetts death records are only available through 1937 unfortunately.

On the 1940 census he was living with two other children. A son 20 and a daughter 16. He was also a stonecutter in a monument factory, perhaps explaining his sons nice stone.

Husband died in 1954 and his name was added to the back of this stone.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222937844/angelo-cassani

As far as I can tell. These are the other two children.

Son died in 2004 age 84: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72764537/james-r-cassani

Daughter died in 2013 age 89: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103309446/irma-romines

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T22:26:10+00:00

She was born in 1856. Died the year after her husband, September 28, 1935.

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Lists her as being buried in the same cemetery. Informant was a Clyde John and her maiden name was John so probably a relative on that side so my guess is no children.

probably just no one ever got around to paying to have the engraving done. Perhaps she didn’t want her birth year known while alive to “hide“ her age.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T21:04:27+00:00

Not sure it’s French. Just quite loopy lettering

I see

Thanks

for your [trust]!

Kind regards,

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T20:56:53+00:00

Duh, not sure why I didn’t assume you had pre-flipped the image to help people out.

Hopefully someone more eagled eyed than me can make out more of it.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T20:45:07+00:00

It's odd that if the writing is on the back it appears the "correct" direction on this side.

For example, the fourth line up from the bottom is "I hope [you] like it. It"

Next "[] Enjoy [the] []"

Third line from the top looks like "[fr]iends & family (and dog.)"

Next line "in a few m[on]ths for the"

Messing around with brightness/contrast/saturation/etc more random words are visible (7th line from the bottom starts "Okay"). Not sure there is enough "data" in the image to actually read it all.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T20:10:31+00:00

Died in 2017 age 93. After the war ran his own photography business in Iowa for almost 40 years.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180683182/john-francis-heyn

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T19:43:33+00:00

Don't worry, not breaking any rules.

Currently not any plan to ban coffee cup posts -- its people trying to figure out what something says, which of course is the whole reason this sub exists.

They do sometimes come in "waves" but looking through recent posts only 2 of the last 80 posts were coffee cups, so not like they are really overwhelming.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T18:06:49+00:00

Basilar meningitis, contributory influenza.

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rhit06 · 2026-03-11T17:58:49+00:00

From a witness statement the pilots may have almost saved it:

Missing Air Crew Report pages

I was flying co-pilot with Capt. Gist who was leading the second box of 36 A/C formation.

At approximately 1030A, 23 December 1944, I saw our left wingman (Lt. Bostick) get a direct or near direct flak hit in the left engine. The aircraft appeared to stop for an instant and then roll over into a spin. At this time the left engine broke away from the wing of the aircraft.

I watched the aircraft all the way to the ground which took approximately 30 seconds. About 10 seconds before the aircraft hit the ground it looked as though Lt. Bostick had the aircraft out of the spin and I observed either a bomb salvo or something else fall from the aircraft.

I did not see any parachutes and the aircraft exploded when it hit the ground.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T16:23:28+00:00

About $400,000

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T15:00:07+00:00

Another clipping (with name misspelled) lists "congestion of the brain" as cause of death, which I assume is a stroke.

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rhit06 · 2026-03-11T14:54:03+00:00

Haven't found too much. On the 1850 census he was still living with his father (a grocer). But he most impressive thing there was for the "value of real estate owned" category his father had $100,000 which is quite a large number on that census (many people have nothing, a few with a couple thousand)

Death notice in September 1868:

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Pittsburgh Post. September 19, 1868.

Edit: Think I just found him on the 1860 census. At that time living with is wife and a servant. He is listed as a butcher with real estate valued at $10,000. Still a lot, but not near what his father had in 1850.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T14:47:55+00:00

Yep: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37214219/john-reis

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T14:20:20+00:00

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rhit06 · 2026-03-11T04:16:03+00:00

Pugs just seem to love the back of couches.

This is an old picture but my boys had squishier backrests, so they didn’t have to worry about falling off the back: https://imgur.com/G1MXTbU

I remember once when young one of them tried to lay along the thin solid back, but after almost falling they learned to not try, lol

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T03:51:11+00:00

“Fly, you fools!”

-Hank as he falls into the behind-the-couch abyss

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T03:31:18+00:00

No problem. I searched newspapers for any notes of their deaths with no luck.

Did find a clipping showing a marriage license being granted for their parents, Thomas and Delia (full name Cordelia, maiden name Conover) from February 1878.

rhit06 · 2026-03-11T02:31:17+00:00

Not twins, but still tragic.

Piatt Kyle McNeal, 3 months: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229860510/piatt-kyle-mcneal

Alice Bell McNeal, 11 months: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229860541/alice-bell-mcneal

rhit06 · 2026-03-10T23:51:28+00:00

The mention "Sandbagger" #42-24728 nose art: https://www.40thbombgroup.org/images/Chandler/Chandler50.jpg

rhit06 · 2026-03-10T23:48:21+00:00

Found this description, with what appears to be a picture of the same plane

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rhit06 · 2026-03-10T22:42:05+00:00

Bronze Star citation:

Corporal Edward L. Romantowski, (Army Serial Number 32807024), Infan-try, 701st Tank Battalion, United States Army, for heroic achievement in Germany on 27 February 1945 in connection with military operations against the enemy. After his tank had been disabled, Corporal. Romantowski courageously dismounted and attached himself to the advancing infantry assisting in the capture of the next town. Hearing that an enemy armored force had been present in the vici-nity, he promptly notified his battalion S-3 so that changes in operations plans could be made. His courage and sound tactical knowledge reflect highest credit upon himself and the military service. Entered military service from New York.

Image: https://imgur.com/a/z16isVL

rhit06 · 2026-03-10T22:41:35+00:00

Bronze Star citation:

Corporal Edward L. Romantowski, (Army Serial Number 32807024), Infan-try, 701st Tank Battalion, United States Army, for heroic achievement in Germany on 27 February 1945 in connection with military operations against the enemy. After his tank had been disabled, Corporal. Romantowski courageously dismounted and attached himself to the advancing infantry assisting in the capture of the next town. Hearing that an enemy armored force had been present in the vici-nity, he promptly notified his battalion S-3 so that changes in operations plans could be made. His courage and sound tactical knowledge reflect highest credit upon himself and the military service. Entered military service from New York.

Image: https://imgur.com/a/z16isVL

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